These wood free recycled newspaper pencils have a small bulb of seeds at the bottom, once your pencil is too short to use, you can plant it into a pot or your garden bed (step wise instructions on the box) and watch the seeds sprout into a plant. These pencils are made by tightly rolling paper around the graphite(lead) with super strengt.! These 100% eco-friendly 2B pencils are smooth to write with and easy to sharpen. Makes a great gift for fellow Eco-warriors!